Member Directory,
1847 - 1922
William Augustus Read
Banker
Centurion, 1898–1916
Proposed by
Eugene A. Hoffman and Charles Warren West
Eugene A. Hoffman and Charles Warren West
born
May 20, 1858
New York (Brooklyn), New York
New York (Brooklyn), New York
died
April 7, 1916
New York (Manhattan), New York
New York (Manhattan), New York
elected
December 3, 1898
Age forty
Age forty
buried
Green-Wood Cemetery,
Brooklyn, New York
Brooklyn, New York
proposer of
Century Memorial
William Augustus Read, a prominent financier, director in many important corporations, and a collector of books.
Henry Osborn Taylor
1917 Century Association Yearbook
